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Michigan
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Excellent Experience
June 25, 2016

Phone near perfect and arrived on time. Will definitely purchase again and list. Thanks.

Date of experience: June 25, 2016
Georgia
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Buying a phone.
September 13, 2016

I had a quick and pleasant process in buying this phone from this seller.

Date of experience: September 12, 2016
Illinois
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Best place to buy phones, bar none.
July 9, 2016

Sellers are usually knowledgeable and the staff is quick and informed, even on holidays.

Date of experience: July 8, 2016
Washington
1 review
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Got a Good Deal on Swappa
February 20, 2016

Found the phone I was looking for in mint condition for a great price

Date of experience: February 20, 2016
California
1 review
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Perfect Match
March 10, 2016

Love it. Found what I needed from a motivated seller within a few clicks.

Date of experience: March 9, 2016
Washington
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Painless
May 19, 2016

Swappa made it easy to buy with confidence and directly speak to the seller.

Date of experience: May 18, 2016
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Transaction is great.
June 7, 2016

The transaction is great and do feel more protection when I buy i there.

Date of experience: June 6, 2016
Florida
2 reviews
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I've been selling on Swappa for 2 years. I have 48 reviews, all positive. However, I hate that Swappa leaves their refunds and disputes up to PayPal. We all know PayPal never sides with the seller. And that is such a lazy way of conducting business on Swappa's part. I sold a brand new, still sealed MacBook and buyer claimed he received a different MacBook. He even made a fake YouTube video of him "opening" the box to find a used MacBook inside and posted pictures of it all scratched up. He won the case, even though it was obvious he was trying to scam me. PayPal didn't even ask me for my evidence. They just said that the best option was to refund the buyer. I was out $2100 and never received my new MacBook back. The buyer was supposed to AT LEAST send me back the fake MacBook that was seen in his YouTube video, per PayPal's return policy. Instead, he sent me back a Lenovo. I brought this up to Swappa and they can't or won't do anything about it. PayPal wants me to file a police report, because my affidavit and all the pictures, videos, and plenty of other evidence weren't enough. I have another buyer who bought a brand new OnePlus from me. He then decides he's going to sell it to one of his customers. They use it for 3 months and they decide they don't like. So my buyer asks me for a refund. If he opens a PayPal dispute right now, I'm 100% positive that he is going to win, even though it is not my fault. That's how little confidence I have in dealing with refunds regarding Swappa sales. That means I will be losing money and receiving my phone back in a different condition than how I sold it. In what world is that fair? At this point, I wouldn't even sell my electronics on eBay. Don't sell electronics on sites that are backed by PayPal, especially Swappa. Swappa staff will not do anything to help. They just sit there and listen to the buyer and seller bicker back and forth. It's awful. The least they could do is close the sale out weeks after it's been marked as delivered. But no. Instead, they allow the buyer to chose when to close the sale. This is so unfair to the seller. Swappa sellers are usually those who run small businesses or those who just want to sell their personal items. Does Swappa not realize how horrible PayPal is to small businesses? PayPal doesn't care about the seller and neither does Swappa. Swappa says they want to remain neutral on these types of matters, but if you think about it, PayPal is never mutual. All Swappa really does is pass the job along to PayPal, who always sides with the buyer over the seller. I no longer want to sell on this site and I do not recommend if for other honest sellers.

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Date of experience: December 3, 2020
New York
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Decent Transaction
November 3, 2016

Just completed a decent transaction of a Galxy S6. Happy with what i got. Thanks team

Date of experience: November 1, 2016
New York
2 reviews
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Awesome
February 24, 2016

I use swappable to buy and sell all my phones and he never had a problem

Date of experience: February 24, 2016
Florida
1 review
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Straightforward
July 3, 2016

Picked out a phone, had conversation with seller, bought and recieved. All simple and no hassle.

Date of experience: July 3, 2016
California
1 review
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Another successful transaction!
December 22, 2015

Swappa is an awesome site!
Have bought and sold a few times and not once have I been disappointed.

Date of experience: December 22, 2015
Texas
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Used Smart Phone Purchase
January 5, 2016

The site was easy to navigate, and I found my phone for about half the price for anywhere else.

Date of experience: January 5, 2016
New York
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Excellent transaction
November 16, 2016

Great service i will definitely continue using this service and recommend to others.

Date of experience: November 16, 2016
New York
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Excellent
December 17, 2016

Received the phone the next day I would buy from this seller again

Date of experience: December 17, 2016
Louisiana
1 review
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Great Product
October 8, 2016

The Iphone that I purchased came as described, and the price was reasonable.

Date of experience: October 7, 2016
California
1 review
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Very helpful
December 18, 2015

Swappa staff they are very helpful and they always there for you. Thanks

Date of experience: December 18, 2015
Maryland
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Lumia 640 purchase
January 6, 2016

Phone purchase was perfect Phone is like new
I would use swappa again

Date of experience: January 6, 2016
Oregon
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Legit
January 10, 2016

Purchase went as smooth as possibly. Good clean phone at a fair price.

Date of experience: January 9, 2016
Virginia
1 review
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Great site for buying used electronics safely
June 25, 2016

The easy process and staff approved listings give the shopper peace of mind.

Date of experience: June 25, 2016

Overview

Swappa has a rating of 3.6 stars from 3,176 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Swappa most frequently mention great experience, new phone and mint condition. Swappa ranks 5th among Marketplace sites.

service
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value
331
shipping
321
returns
125
quality
330
This company does not typically respond to reviews
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